# 1944–45 Real Madrid CF season

The 1944–45 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 42nd season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

The club finished second in the league, just one point below champions CF Barcelona under management of Ramon Encinas. The team remained in contention for the title until match day 21, when archrivals Barcelona defeated Madrid 5–0 and shattered its chances to reclaim the championship. The squad reached the Copa del Generalísimo round of 16 after defeating SD Ceuta, but was eliminated in a playoff (tiebreaker) match by Sevilla. Barinaga scored and Pruden added two goals.
On 27 October 1944, the club started the construction of the new stadium at Chamartín.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | José Bañón |
| — | DF | ESP | Pepe Corona |
| — | DF | ESP | Querejeta |
| — | MF | ESP | Félix Huete |
| — | MF | ESP | Ipiña |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafa |
| — | MF | ESP | Moleiro |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa |
| — | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga |
| — | FW | ESP | Pablo Vidal |
| — | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Martin |
| — | MF | ESP | Francisco Muñoz Martin |
| — | FW | ESP | Elices |
| — | DF | ESP | Clemente Fernández |
| — | FW | ESP | Pruden |
| — | FW | ESP | José María Castivia |
| — | MF | ESP | Berridi |
| — | MF | ESP | Elzo |
| — | MF | ESP | Elías Paramio Alvarez |
| — | FW | ESP | Porro |
| — | FW | ESP | Cuca |
| — | FW | ESP | Camilo Roig |
| — | FW | ESP | Pedrin |
| — | FW | MEX | Jose Luis Borbolla |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Nazario Belmar | Sabadell |
| GK | Marín | |
| MF | Juanete | Hércules CF |
| GK | José Luis Palacios Lazaro | Atlético Aviación |
| FW | Pablo Vidal | Mallorca |
| MF | Jose Canal Viñas | |
| MF | Rafael Alsua | |
| MF | Jose Luis Borbolla | Club Deportivo Marte |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| GK | Martin Pelayo | RCD Córdoba |
| MF | Francisco Muñoz | RCD Córdoba |
| MF | Castivia | |
| MF | Berridi | |
| FW | Senen Garcia Martinez | |
| FW | Camilo Roig | |
| FW | Pedrín | |
| FW | Juan Ochoantezana | |
| MF | Pablito | |
| FW | Botella | |
| MF | Benavente | Hércules CF |
| MF | Juanete | RCD Córdoba |
| GK | Palacios | Real Zaragoza |
| DF | Azcarate | Real Zaragoza |
| DF | Cortés | Real Zaragoza |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 39 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 31 |
| 4 | Oviedo | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 31 |
| 5 | Valencia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 30 |
* 1 2 Atlético Aviación finished ahead of Oviedo on overall goal difference.
* ↑ Valencia finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head points: Valencia–Atlético Bilbao 3–0, Atlético Bilbao–Valencia 1–1.

#### Matches
### Copa del Generalísimo
#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| 1944–45 La Liga | 38 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 35 | +33 |
| 1945 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Total | | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | | 55 | +58 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | Copa del Generalisimo | Copa del Generalisimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | José Bañón | 30 | -39 | 26 | -35 | 4 | -4 |
| | DF | ESP | Pepe Corona | 31 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Querejeta | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Félix Huete | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ipiña | 31 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Rafa | 27 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| | MF | ESP | Moleiro | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa | 21 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga | 28 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Pablo Vidal | 17 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | GK | ESP | Martin | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| | MF | ESP | Francisco Muñoz Martin | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| | FW | ESP | Elices | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Clemente Fernández | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Pruden | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | ESP | José María Castivia | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Berridi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Elzo | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Elías Paramio Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Porro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Cuca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Camilo Roig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Pedrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | MEX | José Luis Borbolla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1944-452.html